Akpemi Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Akpemi (11) may also be a first name.

Akpemi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akpemi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akpemi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akpemi.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpemi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Akpemi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Akpemi is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 83 percent reside, Rivers, where 11 percent reside and Benue, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Akpemi is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpoemi9230/
Aikpemi928/
Akpeami926/
Aïkpemi923/
Akpemie922/
Akpemyi921/
Akpeme83194/
Akpami83164/
Akpema83106/
Akpomi8342/
Ekpemi8323/
Okpemi835/
Akpomie77283/
Ekpoemi778/
Aïkpemy777/
Akpeime774/
Akpoeme771/
Akpimgi771/
Akpemhe771/
Hokpemi771/
Akpemes771/
Akpeima771/
Akpamie771/
Ahukpeme7117/
Goukpemi715/
Akpeimeh715/
Akpome671,097/
Ekpomi67438/
Ekpeme67350/
Okpomi6758/
Okpeme6742/
Akpame6741/
Okpimi6721/
Akpima679/
Okpami678/
Akpime671/
Ekpami671/
Akpomè671/
Akpomé671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akpemi
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